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By Terry Harrell, Executive Director • Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program 2016 introduced two groundbreaking studies on well-being in the legal profession: “The Prevalence of Substance Use and Other Mental Health Concerns” examined the profession as a whole,1 while “Suffering in Silence” focused exclusively on law students.2 These studies ignited the creation of the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being and … [Read more...] about Update on the Well-Being in Law Movement

By Judge Amy Jones and Judge Marc Rothenberg • Marion Superior Court In April 2022, the Marion Circuit and Superior Courts moved to a new courthouse on the east side of Indianapolis. The project was managed by the 4-member Marion Superior Court Executive Committee and Presiding Judge Amy Jones. Judge Marc Rothenberg chaired the technology efforts for the new facility. Judges Jones and Rothenberg have shared t … [Read more...] about Five Things We Love about the Marion County Community Justice Campus

On October 26, the Indiana Supreme Court traveled to the Mitchell Opera House in Lawrence County to hear oral arguments in a criminal case. Typically, the Court schedules traveling arguments twice a year to bring this important function of state government to a community other than Indianapolis. These events provide students, media, and the public a more local opportunity to see the judicial process at work. The … [Read more...] about On the Road: Supreme Court Holds Oral Arguments in Lawrence County

By Steven Badger, Chair • Civil Litigation Taskforce Change in the civil justice system is inevitable whether by design or as a result of broader external technological and social forces. The challenge lies in shaping and managing change in a way that helps our civil courts operate more efficiently and achieve the aspiration in Trial Rule 1 of “the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every act … [Read more...] about A Call for Change: Civil Litigation in Indiana

By Judge Kelsey Hanlon • Owen Circuit Court II At the Annual Meeting of Juvenile Judges in June 2021, the wisdom and potential of Indiana’s court-involved children was on clear display as four older youth with lived experience in Indiana’s foster care system educated juvenile judges about how the courts are missing the mark in working with older youth. Each of the panelists shared their unique experience with Ind … [Read more...] about Wielding the Wisdom of Older Youth in CHINS Proceedings